“Kids and Cops Day”, a spring lark at Six Flags exclusively for metropolitan young people and policemen from city and county, is occupying most of the time of two S-D residents. Delphine (Mrs. James) McClellan is co-chairman of the Women’s Crusade Against Crime, which is sponsoring the Six Flags trip as one of its projects to interest all citizens in local crime and law enforcement. Mrs. McClellan, a member of the St. Roch’s Executive Committee, is also interested in the entire four-month long forum currently undertaken by WCC to alert people to problems and solutions in the metropolitan area. Police, Courts, Correction and Youth, each is the center of one month’s attention.
Betty (Mrs. Robert) Renard is chairman of Kids and Cops Day. With eight children of her own, she is familiar with the ‘kids’ side and wants young people to understand the ‘cops’ side. “We’ve got the date set for April 19”, she reports. “Now we are trying to collect enough money from local businesses and institutions to lower the cost of tickets so the 14–20 year olds can buy them easily.” April 19th is a Thursday, but should find many local young people on spring vacation and a week day makes it easy for Kids and Cops to take over all of Six Flags.
“All the usual Six Flags’ activities will be going on,” she added, “plus displays to show the possibilities of careers in the criminal justice system, not just law enforcement, but legal work, criminology, etc. We want to pack the place with kids and cops, and hope for good weather. Tickets will be available at the Famous-Barr stores and we hope people will buy them and give them to their young friends.”
If we ever get into an energy crisis, the combined energy of these two women could keep the S-D area lit for a long time. Mrs. McClellan has received the Woman of Achievement Award for her many civic activities. She was a founding member of both the Women’s Crusade Against Crime and Women for City Living and a firm believer that cities will be better places to live when women get actively concerned with their towns and how they’re run.
Mrs. Renard, whose home was on the S-D House Tour last spring, is an energetic worker in St. Roch’s parish, serves on the Archdiocesan Council of the Laity, and as spring approaches is hoarding some energy for work in her garden.
Originally published in The Paper, March 1973.
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